A Winston-Salem police officer shot into a car Sunday as a man fled a traffic stop with the officer still holding on to the door, police said.

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The incident took place during a traffic stop around 10:30 p.m. in the 2400 block of South Stratford Road. Neither Officer S.W. Houle nor the suspect, Kenneth Lamont Pinkney Jr., 30, of Winston-Salem, were injured.

Houle had pulled over a 2000 Mercedes and "developed reason to believe that controlled substances might be located in the vehicle," police said. Houle opened the driver's side door and asked Pinkney to exit. However, Pinkney started to drive away with Houle still on the door, police said.

Houle then pulled out his gun and fired a single shot into the car, police said. Pinkney was able to flee the scene, but officers found him about 15 minutes later on Jonestown Road.

Pinkney drove the vehicle into woods near the 1500 block of Jonestown Road and was arrested shortly thereafter without incident. No one else was in the car.

Pinkney was charged with felony speeding to elude arrest and held under an $8,000 secured bond in the Forsyth County Detention Center.

As is standard procedure, Houle is on administrative duty while police complete their investigation. Police said their investigation is in the early stages.